Less waiting, more meat at Heim Barbecue

Six months after it opened to regional publicity and overwhelming turnout, Heim Barbecue now has brisket and ribs through dinner, and the line moves quicker.

Emma and Travis Heim’s craft barbecue has always drawn lines on weekends, first to a barbecue trailer near Interstate 35W and now to a fast-casual restaurant and bar in a historic building on West Magnolia Avenue.

But the lines are shorter on weekdays, particularly Mondays or Thursdays. And Heim now has enough Creekstone brisket and Niman Ranch ribs to serve well into the evening most nights.

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On opening day at the Fort Worth restaurant, fans of the one-time food trailer showed up as early 3:15 a.m. to be first in line and others drove several hours from Austin. (Video by Rick Press) McClatchyrpress@star-telegram.com